| The Message (MSG) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 2 Don't go along with the crowd in doing evil and don't fudge your testimony in a case just to please the crowd. | 2 "Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd, |
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